Tom Brokaw

Q: Has Tom Brokaw won any awards?

Yes, Tom Brokaw has received numerous awards, including the Edward R. Murrow Award and the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism, recognizing his contributions to the field.

Q: What was Tom Brokaw's first film or television role?

Tom Brokaw began his career in television as a reporter for NBC in the 1960s. His first significant role was as a correspondent for the network's coverage of the Vietnam War.

Q: What are some of Tom Brokaw's most successful projects?

Some of Tom Brokaw's most successful projects include his tenure on NBC Nightly News and his book 'The Greatest Generation,' which became a bestseller and sparked a national conversation about the experiences of World War II veterans.

Q: What can you tell me about Tom Brokaw's personal life?

Tom Brokaw is married to Meredith Lynn Vieira, and they have three children together. He has been open about his battle with cancer, which he was diagnosed with in 2013.

Q: What is Tom Brokaw's estimated net worth?

Tom Brokaw's estimated net worth is around $70 million, largely due to his successful career in journalism and various writing projects.

Q: What are some key milestones in Tom Brokaw's filmography?

Key milestones in Tom Brokaw's filmography include his role as anchor of NBC Nightly News and his participation in various documentaries, including those focusing on American history and significant events of the 20th century.

Q: Has Tom Brokaw written any notable books?

Yes, Tom Brokaw is the author of several notable books, including 'The Greatest Generation,' 'Boom!' and 'A Lucky Life Interrupted,' which discuss American history and his personal experiences.

Known for

Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything poster

Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything (2025)

2025 / Documentary / 95mins

Few American journalists have had a career as trailblazing and transformative as Barbara Walters, whose astonishing life and work are recounted in her own...

Name

Tom Brokaw

Height

5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)

Born

6 February 1940, Webster, South Dakota, USA

Spouses

Meredith Lynn Vieira (1962–present)

Children

3 (Jennifer, Andrea, and Matthew)

Parents

Josephine Brokaw, Harold Brokaw

Estimated Net Worth

$70 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2025	Movie The Gettysburg Address In the midst of the Civil War, President Lincoln went to Gettysburg. "The Gettysburg Address" investigates the five extant copies...	Self	Not rated
2024	Movie Trump's Big FUSS: Fight for US Sovereignty Trump's Big FUSS is a powerful acronym capturing Trump's vision for America and his fight for US sovereignty, standing firm...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 1.0 / 10
2024	Movie The White House Effect Exploring the dramatic origin story of the climate crisis and how a political battle in the George H.W. Bush administration...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2024	Movie Biden's Decision The inside story of Biden’s rise to the presidency, and the personal and political forces that shaped him and led...	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
2023	Movie And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine From the first camera to 45 billion cameras worldwide today, the visual sociologist filmmakers widen their lens to expose both...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2023	TV Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields Actor, model, and global superstar Brooke Shields’ journey from a sexualized young girl to a woman who embraces her identity...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2023	TV Bill Russell: Legend Winningest NBA champion and civil rights icon Bill Russell builds a larger-than-life legacy on and off the court in this...	Self - Author, Journalist & Longtime Admirer of Bill	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2022	Movie Untold: Caitlyn Jenner Caitlyn Jenner's unlikely path to Olympic glory was inspirational. But her more challenging road to embracing her true self proved...	Self - NBC News Anchor (archive footage)	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2022	Movie Endangered A sobering look at the erosion of democracy & freedom of the press in the United States and abroad.	Unknown character	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2022	Movie They Volunteered for This: Merrill's Marauders A film focusing on one of World War II’s most heroic and least talked about units, Merrill's Marauders. Legendary news...	Narrator	Not rated
2022	TV Joe Montana: Cool Under Pressure Montana's first hand account of his career from the earliest days to national champion at Notre Dame and becoming a...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 8.3 / 10
2021	TV Fiasco Amidst the backdrop of the 1979 Iranian revolution, Jimmy Carter's failure to free American hostages sets the stage for Reagan's...	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
2021	Movie Black Art: In the Absence of Light An introduction to the work of some of the foremost Black visual artists working today, inspired by the late David...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2020	Movie Katarina Witt - Weltstar aus der DDR With two Olympic victories, four world championship titles and six European championship titles, Katarina Witt is the most successful female...	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2020	TV Challenger: The Final Flight Engineers, officials and the crew members' families provide their perspective on the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster and its aftermath.	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2019	Movie Alan Pakula: Going for Truth "Alan Pakula: Going for Truth" encompasses the personal and professional life of Alan J. Pakula, a lauded filmmaker and extremely...	Self	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2019	Movie Cola Wars Traces the long and ferocious rivalry between Coke and Pepsi, centered on the “New Coke” debacle of 1985. For almost...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2019	Movie Mike Wallace Is Here For over half a century, 60 Minutes' fearsome newsman Mike Wallace went head-to-head with the world's most influential figures. Relying...	(archive footage)	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2019	Movie We Are Columbine The Columbine shootings were a tragic event in American history and have proved a lasting influence in continued acts of...	Self	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2018	Movie America's Library With special access to the Library of Congress, rediscover the history and culture of America through rarely seen treasures unearthed...	Self	Not rated
2018	Movie Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists Directors Jonathan Alter, John Block and Steve McCarthy bring New York columnists Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill’s courageous writing to...	Self	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2018	Movie The Front Runner Gary Hart, former Senator of Colorado, becomes the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1987. Hart's intelligence, charisma and...	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2018	Movie The Mayo Clinic The Mayo Clinic tells the story of a unique medical institution that has been called a "Medical Mecca," the "Supreme...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2018	TV The 2000s Explore the cultural and political milestones of the 2000s decade, including technological triumphs like the iPhone and social media, President...	Unknown character	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2018	TV Explained This documentary series, made in partnership with Vox, explain some of the world's current trends, from politics, to science to...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2018	Movie RBG Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg now 84, and still inspired by the lawyers who defended free speech during the Red Scare,...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2018	Movie Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media A documentary following the civil rights movement and how the media, in particular the burgeoning TV, was used to fight...	Self	Not rated
2018	Movie 1968 At the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, the silent protest of Tommie Smith and John Carlos changed The Games forever, becoming...	Self	Not rated
2017	Movie The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee An intimate portrait of Washington Post executive editor Ben Bradlee, tracing his remarkable ascent from a young Boston boy stricken...	Self	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2017	Movie Reflections on the Vietnam War Go behind-the-scenes of the epic series with Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and the filmmaking team. Hosted by Tom Brokaw, the...	Host	TMDB 9.3 / 10
2017	Movie Hamilton: Building America This documentary captures the amazing life and times of our nation's forgotten founding father: Alexander Hamilton. Exploring the iconic American...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2017	Movie Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold Literary icon Joan Didion reflects on her remarkable career and personal struggles in this intimate documentary directed by her nephew,...	Self	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2017	TV The Nineties Hit rewind and explore the most iconic moments and influential people of The Nineties, the decade that gave us the...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2017	Movie Oscar Arias: Without a Shot Fired This is the story of a tiny country that made a decision to do something that no other country had...	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2017	Movie LA 92 Twenty-five years after the verdict in the Rodney King trial sparked several days of protests, violence and looting in Los...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2016	Movie Crashing the Party With the survival of the Democratic Party at stake after the country's worst three presidential losses a little-known Bill Clinton...	Self	Not rated
2016	Movie Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words Utilizing potent TV interviews and many forgotten performances from his 30-year career, we are immersed into Frank Zappa’s world while...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2016	TV Jackie Robinson Jack Roosevelt Robinson rose from humble origins to cross baseball’s color line and become one of the most beloved men...	Self	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2015	Movie The Making of Trump As every day of Donald Trump's presidential campaign seemingly generates new headlines, this two-hour special examines the increasingly polarizing candidate's...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 4.4 / 10
2015	Movie 41 on 41 Interviewees discuss the life of former president George H. W. Bush	Self	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2014	Movie All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State All About Ann celebrates the achievements of larger-than-life Ann Richards, who became the first elected female governor of Texas. Her...	Self	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2014	Movie Iverson Iverson is the ultimate legacy of NBA legend Allen Iverson, who rose from a childhood of crushing poverty in Hampton,...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2014	Movie D-Day: Normandy 1944 June 6, 1944: The largest Allied operation of World War II began in Normandy, France. Yet, few know in detail...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2014	TV The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in...	Self	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2013	Movie Home for the Holidays: Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the Orchestra at Temple Square The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Orchestra at Temple Square, and Bells on Temple Square join with one of today’s brightest international...	Self	Not rated
2013	Movie All the President's Men Revisited The Watergate case was the original game changer of America politics. How has Watergate changed the Presidency? What effect has...	Self (uncredited)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2013	Movie The Passions & Politics of Ed Edelman: An Untold Story of Leadership The Passions and Politics of Ed Edelman, narrated by Tom Brokaw, is the inspirational story of the life and career...	Narrator	Not rated
2011	Movie iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World Steve Jobs was a creative and technological visionary who quite simply changed society as we know it. As co-founder and...	Self	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2011	Movie Vito In the aftermath of Stonewall, a newly politicized Vito Russo found his voice as a gay activist and critic of...	Self (archive)	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2011	Movie 9/11: In Our Own Words 9/11: In Our Own Words: NBC anchors and correspondents recall their memories of reporting on the morning of 9/11/01. Weaving...	Himself	Not rated
2011	Movie Hey, Boo: Harper Lee & To Kill a Mockingbird In this full-length documentary, Mary Murphy explores the enduring power, popularity & mystery that is Harper Lee. She interviews Oprah...	Self	Not rated
2010	TV Buccaneers & Bones The famed saltwater flats of the Bahamas and Belize give a beautiful setting for the fishing adventure and conservation initiative...	Narrator	TMDB 4.0 / 10
2010	Movie America: The Story of Us A six-night miniseries presenting the history of how the United States was invented, looking at the moments where Americans harnessed...	Himself	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2010	TV America: The Story of Us From wagon trains crossing the untamed frontier to man's first steps on the moon, this series offers a compelling look...	Self	TMDB 8.2 / 10
2009	Movie Schabowskis Zettel - Die Nacht, als die Mauer fiel	Tom Brokaw	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2009	TV The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien is an American television talk show broadcast by NBC. The show is the fifth...	Self - Guest	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2009	Movie Our Time America has questions about today's youth, what we care about, and where we're headed. We had those questions too. So,...	Unknown character	Not rated
2009	TV Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is an American late-night talk show airing weeknights at 12:35 am Eastern/11:35 pm Central on...	Self	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2008	Movie Run for Your Life Without one eccentric first-generation Jewish immigrant from Transylvania, the New York City Marathon simply wouldn't exist. Ehrlich's fun, loving, and...	Himself	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2008	Movie King Forty years after Martin Luther King s assassination, HISTORY, with newsman Tom Brokaw, takes viewers through the extraordinary life and...	Host	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2007	Movie 1968 with Tom Brokaw In 1968, the fury and violence of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago propelled us toward a tipping point in...	Himself	TMDB 4.5 / 10
2007	Movie Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed The special focuses on how Star Wars is relevant today and the history that inspired it, and also makes various...	Self	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2007	Movie Everything's Cool In this documentary, filmmakers Daniel B. Gold and Judith Helfand (Blue Vinyl) follow a troupe of self-proclaimed global warming "warriors"...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 8.1 / 10
2006	Movie Paul Conrad: Drawing Fire Narrated by Tom Brokaw, Paul Conrad: Drawing Fire pays tribute to a legendary journalist and artist who epitomizes the fiercely...	Narrator	Not rated
2006	Movie This Film Is Not Yet Rated Kirby Dick's provocative documentary investigates the secretive and inconsistent process by which the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) rates...	Self - 1978 TV Newscaster (archive footage) (uncredited)	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2006	Movie Deep Throat: The Full Story of Watergate This remarkable look into one of America’s most intriguing mysteries is an edge-of-your-seat thriller. Tom Brokaw and NBC News brings...	Self	Not rated
2006	Movie NBC News Presents: Survivor: The Aron Ralston Story When hiker Aron Ralston found himself trapped in a Utah canyon with an 800-pound boulder crushing his arm, he was...	Himself	Not rated
2005	TV The Colbert Report The Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program. It stars political humorist Stephen Colbert, a former correspondent...	Unknown character	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2005	TV The Colbert Report The Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program. It stars political humorist Stephen Colbert, a former correspondent...	Self (uncredited)	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2005	Movie Last Best Chance Thriller about governments around the world racing to attempt to stop a terrorist organization from gaining loose nuclear weapons and...	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2005	TV The Greatest Generation They came of age during the Great Depression, fought to preserve freedom in World War II, and went on to...	Unknown character	Not rated
2004	Movie Celsius 41.11 This film attempts to correct the record when it comes to the left's attacks on President Bush, 9/11 and the...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2004	TV Tanner on Tanner Sixteen years ago, Jack Tanner's bid for the White House ended at the 1988 Democratic convention. Now the former congressman...	Self	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2004	Movie Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism This film examines how media empires, led by Rupert Murdoch's Fox News, have been running a "race to the bottom"...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2003	Movie Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty Around the world, journalists are increasingly being killed. They die in the crossfire. They die at the hand of criminals...	Narrator (voice)	Not rated
2003	TV The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres.	Self	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2002	Movie Vertical Frontier From John Muir in the 1860s to today's super-athletes, Vertical Frontier tells the rich and captivating saga of these free-spirited...	Narrator	TMDB 9.0 / 10
2002	Movie NBC 75th Anniversary Special A celebration of NBC's 75 year history, featuring clips of special moments.	Self	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2002	Movie Journeys with George Documentary account of George W. Bush's presidential campaign during the 2000 election.	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2002	Movie The Bush White House: Inside the Real West Wing News documentary that focuses on what takes place at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, with anchor Tom Brokaw at the side of...	Self	Not rated
2001	Movie Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack Documentary narrated by Tom Brokaw. National Geographic delves into the untold storylines and unresolved mysteries surrounding the Japanese attack on...	himself	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2001	Movie On Common Ground The battle of the Huertgen Forest was one of the bloodiest of World War II. This is the true story...	Self - Commentator	Not rated
1999	Movie When the Wall Came Tumbling Down: 50 Hours That Changed the World A detailed reconstruction of the events from Nov. 9th to 11th, 1989, which led to the Berlin wall tumbling down,...	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1997	TV The View ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro...	Self	TMDB 4.4 / 10
1997	Movie Frank Capra's American Dream A documentary looking at the life and career of film director Frank Capra. Hosted by Ron Howard.	Self (voice)	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1996	TV The Daily Show The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.	Self	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1996	TV The Rosie O'Donnell Show The Rosie O'Donnell Show was an American daytime television talk show hosted and produced by actress and comedian Rosie O'Donnell....	Self	TMDB 4.1 / 10
1996	Movie Nichols and May: Take Two A documentary made for the PBS program American Masters about the comedy team Nichols and May.	Self	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1995	Movie Spin Pirated satellite feeds revealing U.S. media personalities’ contempt for their viewers come full circle in Spin. TV out-takes appropriated from...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1993	TV Late Night with Conan O'Brien Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition...	Self - Guest	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1993	TV Late Show with David Letterman David Letterman uses mature humor to appeal to his audience in this weeknight series, which gets its music from a...	Self	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1993	TV Late Show with David Letterman David Letterman uses mature humor to appeal to his audience in this weeknight series, which gets its music from a...	Self - Guest	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1993	Movie Barbarians at the Gate F. Ross Johnson decides to buyout his own tobacco firm RJR Nabisco after the plans of the launch of his...	Self	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1992	Movie Commercial Entertainment Product The video debut of experimental musicians and culture jamming artists Emergency Broadcast Network.	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 8.7 / 10
1992	TV The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Jay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.	Unknown character	TMDB 5.4 / 10
1989	Movie Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt On the eve of 1987's Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, surviving families and friends of...	Self - News Reporter (archive footage)	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1988	TV LIVE with Kelly and Mark A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus...	Self	TMDB 5.6 / 10
1986	Movie Mount Rushmore: The Shrine The story behind the creation of Mount Rushmore National Memorial.	Narrator (voice)	Not rated
1986	TV American Masters American Masters is a PBS television series which produces biographies on enduring writers, musicians, visual and performing artists, dramatists, filmmakers,...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1986	Movie Rag Dolly in the U.S.S.R. A short documentary about the successful Moscow production of the musical "Raggedy Ann: The Musical Adventure", also known as "Rag...	Narrator	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1982	TV Late Night with David Letterman Late Night with David Letterman is a nightly hour-long comedy talk show on NBC that was created and hosted by...	Self - Guest	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1981	TV Entertainment Tonight Daily tabloid television news show on entertainment and celebrity news with unprecedented access to Hollywood's biggest stars, exclusive behind-the-scenes looks...	Self	TMDB 4.3 / 10
1970	TV NBC Nightly News NBC Nightly News is the flagship daily evening television news program for NBC News, the news division of the NBC...	Self	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1968	TV 60 Minutes America's popular television News magazine in which an ever changing team of CBS News correspondents contribute segments ranging from hard...	Self	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1962	TV The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from...	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1962	TV The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1952	TV Today Today is a daily American morning television show that airs on NBC. The program debuted on January 14, 1952. It...	Self	TMDB 5.7 / 10
TBA	Movie Off Your Duff Spend a half-hour with fitness enthusiasts Tom Brokaw, Senator Ted Kennedy and others who will encourage, cajole, and even challenge...	Self	Not rated

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2007	Movie 1968 with Tom Brokaw In 1968, the fury and violence of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago propelled us toward a tipping point in...	Writer Writing	TMDB 4.5 / 10
2005	TV The Greatest Generation They came of age during the Great Depression, fought to preserve freedom in World War II, and went on to...	Creator Creator	Not rated

The Gettysburg Address

2025

Trump's Big FUSS: Fight for US Sovereignty

2024 / TMDB 1.0

The White House Effect

2024 / TMDB 6.1

Biden's Decision

2024

And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine

2023 / TMDB 7.4

Untold: Caitlyn Jenner

2022 / TMDB 6.4

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What are some of Tom Brokaw's most successful projects?

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Has Tom Brokaw written any notable books?